Running into a buzzsaw was what the Columbus Community boys’ soccer team did on Tuesday falling to undefeated Burlington Notre Dame 10-0 at home.
The final score was deceiving with the Nikes only up 2-0 at half, but the contest started to unravel out of break. Parker Davis recorded a hat trick for Notre Dame (7-0).
The Wildcats are now 5-3 and travel to West Liberty (6-2) today. The Comets have scored 17 goals in their last two games and Columbus will have to slow down Jahsiah Galvan with his 19 goals on the season.
The Hillcrest Academy boys soccer team dropped their first match of the season Thursday 8-0 against visiting No. 1 Burlington Notre Dame. The Nikes started fast, building a 3-0 lead in the game’s first 30 minutes before a pair of goals in the final three minutes of the first frame gave them a 5-0 lead at the break.
The two teams played to a stalemate for the first 25 minutes of the second half before Notre Dame broke through the Raven defense for three late tallies. After the match, Hillcrest head coach Marcus Miller talked about what makes the Nikes a tough matchup and what his team can take from the night. “They look like what I think our teams look like in some of the really good years we have had. They swing the ball around the back, do overlapping runs, possess the ball, and cross the ball well from the wings. We knew we were going to have our hands full. We had worked a lot on defense and I think that will help as we go down the road. Next week we play Central Lee so we wi
The first home meet of the season is tonight for the Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ track team and a few area schools will make the trip.
Columbus Community and WACO will join the Wolves on the track. WMU Head Coach Amanda Hemsworth tells KCII Sports the team is ready to compete on their home turf. “It will be nice to be home and have the support of the fans especially since we didn’t have that opportunity last year. We are hosting four of them this year so it will be nice to go out and run. Hopefully the weather can cooperate and we will see what happens.” Other schools participating include Danville, Louisa-Muscatine, Mediapolis, and West Burlington/Notre Dame.
The Hillcrest Academy Raven soccer team faces a tall task Thursday when they take on top ranked Burlington Notre Dame in a Southeast Iowa Superconference match in Kalona. Hillcrest enters play with a record of 1-0 after beating Highland 5-2 last week. The Ravens were led in the match by Will Kolck with a hat trick. Aiden Krabill had three saves in goal.
Notre Dame comes into the match at 4-0 on the year. They are ranked No. 1 in class 1A in the latest poll from the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. They have outscored their opponents 21-2 through their first four contests, including three shut outs and a 17-0 total score against Superconference opponents. The Nikes have wins over Davenport Assumption, Fort Madison, Central Lee and Mediapolis. On the year Notre Dame is led by Cole Ward with seven goals and Parker Davis with three assists. In total, 10 different players have accounted for at least one assist and seven have scored a goal. The Ravens have won 9 of the last 12